Lawrence Samuel Krasner [1] (born March 30, 1961) is an American lawyer who is the 26th District Attorney of Philadelphia. [2] Elected to the position in 2017, Krasner was one of the first U.S. district attorney candidates to run as a self-described "progressive prosecutor". [3] He campaigned on a platform to reform elements of the criminal justice system and to reduce …

Jan 24, 2025 · Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner could have his work cut out for him in the Democratic primary. Just days after former Philadelphia Judge Patrick Dugan announced his candidacy, along with an endorsement from the inflluential Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades Council, Philadelphia’s Democratic Party opted to not endorse a candidate in this …

Lawrence S. Krasner was officially sworn in for a second term as Philadelphia’s 26th District Attorney on January 2, 2022. Throughout his 34-year career, Mr. Krasner has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to social justice, stepping up at numerous times in the past to offer his services for free to defend protesters involved with movements like ACT UP, Black Lives …

Jan 26, 2025 · District Attorney Larry Krasner is looking to file state charges against Pennsylvanians who were pardoned after participating in the January 6th riot. He explains his efforts to NPR's Pien Huang.

Nov 28, 2023 · Krasner has dismissed the House Republicans’ claims as targeting his policies, and a lower court issued a split ruling in the matter. A panel of lower-court judges rejected two of Krasner’s challenges — that the opportunity for a trial died along with the end last year’s session and that as a local official he could not be impeached by ...

Larry Krasner was elected District Attorney of Philadelphia on November 7, 2017 and took office at the beginning of 2018. Larry was born in 1961 in St. Louis, the son of a World War II veteran father and minister mother. After attending public schools in St. Louis and the Philadelphia area, Larry earned degrees from the University of Chicago ...

Jun 14, 2024 · Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner lost a court decision Friday in his lawsuit seeking to halt Act 40, a law that directed the appointment of a special prosecutor by the attorney general ...

DA Krasner Statement on Trump Justice Department Immigration Policy Threatening Local Officials. Philadelphia Jury Convicts Eric Alamo for Kidnapping and Robbery. Read More. Quick Links. ... Larry Krasner “Our criminal justice system gives prosecutors enormous discretion, so it’s crucial we exercise that discretion wisely and ...

In 2017, Philadelphia voters elected Larry Krasner as District Attorney. He took office in January of 2018. During his first two terms, he has supported victims, he has exonerated the innocent, and he has held police accountable. He has reduced future years of incarceration and supervision while helping to drop the jail population.

Sep 26, 2024 · The decision overturned a lower court ruling in a lawsuit brought by Larry Krasner after he was impeached by the state House in November 2022, a year after he was overwhelmingly reelected to a ...